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Is the new .xxx domain a good idea?

June 3, 2005 After years of debate, the online porn industry will finally have a place to call home. Do you think the .xxx domain is a good idea? TAGS: domain, idea

Brazil's love of Linux

August 28, 2008 The open-source software definitely gets a warm reception here, but its role can easily be overestimated, too. TAGS: Brazil, open-source software, federal government, Latin America, Del.icio.us, Linux, Digg, desk, idea, e-mail, Microsoft Corp., PC, Microsoft Windows

IBM solicits ideas for Africa

May 8, 2007 Company's ThinkPlace collaboration tool offered to public for brainstorming on ways to improve Africa's economy. TAGS: Africa, IBM Corp., idea, Firefox, Web browser

MIT offers City Car for the masses

November 5, 2007 A project to improve urban transportation will make its debut this week in Milan.Images: MIT's stackable electric car TAGS: shopping cart, Milan, transportation, car, vehicle, project, robot, GPS, idea

Bill Gates and other communists

February 15, 2005 Free Software Foundation president Richard Stallman says Microsoft's chairman is blurring the discussion about software patents. TAGS: software patent, Bill Gates, patent, protocol, GNU/Linux, Mr., copyright law, GPL, intellectual property, law, Microsoft Corp., idea

Microsoft looks beyond Gates for new ideas

June 19, 2006 The company is developing an internal technology that will let more of its employees have a say in the company's technical direction. TAGS: Bill Gates, Steve Ballmer, Ray Ozzie, worker, leadership, leader, Microsoft Corp., idea, Google Inc.

Case accepts blame for AOL-Time Warner debacle

January 13, 2005 In a rare and candid talk, former AOL Chief Executive Steve Case muses on the reasons the merger with Time Warner failed. TAGS: Time Warner Inc., merger, America Online Inc., chairman, vision, broadband, Internet access, idea

Selling stuff online? Here comes the IRS

April 13, 2007 If the tax agency gets its way, it could start demanding personal info on people who sell via Amazon and eBay.CNET's tax guide TAGS: auction site, tax, income, Amazon.com Inc., social security number, Social Security, eBay Inc., Adobe PDF, idea

For rent: Your forehead for $5,000

August 17, 2005 Miami start-up hopes to cash in by finding advertisers who want to slap logos on the body parts of young, good-looking people. TAGS: tattoo, advertiser, Miami, eBay Inc., attention, idea

Pixel millionaire makes his next move

December 7, 2006 Million Dollar Homepage take Tew. Man behind the Web phenomenon has launched a new lottery venture called Pixelotto.com. TAGS: Alex Tew, pixel, idea

Gas pipe broadband?

November 11, 2005 Small San Diego start-up is developing technology that lets carriers deliver broadband services through natural-gas pipes. TAGS: UWB, natural gas, gas company, pipe, San Diego, broadband, powerline, microprocessor, intellectual property, AT&T Corp., idea

With 'open innovation,' no idea is left behind

July 21, 2006 The "open innovation" approach to intellectual property could make sure good ideas don't go to waste. TAGS: innovation, product development, intellectual property, idea, Microsoft Corp.

The do-it-yourself Web emerges

July 31, 2006 New services from fledging start-ups enable people to build Web applications themselves, which pundits say will unleash creativity. TAGS: mashup, Wiki, application development, Web application, collaboration, blog, spreadsheet, start-up, Web browser, idea, Microsoft Corp.

Microsoft's research labs offer freebies

March 7, 2007 Many projects at TechFest are simply research concepts that will never come to market, but some are being made publicly available.Images: From pets to panoramas at TechFestVideo: Next wave of tech ... TAGS: booth, cat, researcher, lab, project, image, Microsoft Corp., photograph, idea

The $100 laptop moves closer to reality

September 28, 2005 MIT's Nicholas Negroponte lays out a design for a low-cost PC with a twist: Windup power and an innovative display. TAGS: education, reality, Massachusetts, display, goal, laptop computer, Linux, P2P, design, open source, idea, PC, operating system

Alternative fuel for thought

May 25, 2007 Gasoline has got to go, say big thinkers at the Future in Review conference. But what the replacement will be is far from clear. TAGS: alternative fuel, fuel, gasoline, transportation, economist, car, energy, conference, speakers, idea

Tripping the lights organic

September 5, 2006 Companies are developing ways to use organic light-emitting diodes as a source for lighting up rooms. Photos: Lights going organic TAGS: organic light-emitting diode, diode, electricity, light-emitting diode, semiconductor, researcher, car, idea

Patent firm woos big-name inventors

April 21, 2006 Inventors or litigants? One thing is for certain: Intellectual Ventures is allied with blue-chip engineering figures. TAGS: patent, professor, idea, video

Service lets Skype users chat on cell phones

February 8, 2006 With Eqo, Skype users can connect over mobile phones--but unlike traditional calling, the service uses buddy lists. TAGS: Eqo Communications, buddy list, Skype, call, cell phone, AT&T Corp., mobile phone, idea

Racing from idea to prototype at Macworld

January 17, 2007 Accessory maker Mophie solicited iPod case designs, picked three winners and produced samples by the end of the week.Images: The next great iPod accessory? TAGS: Macworld, booth, product marketing, Apple iPod, winner, Apple iPhone, accessory, Apple Computer, idea, e-mail
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